The current Cartoonist Laure- ate of Vermont, Alison Bechdel’s
unlikely climb began in the ’80s with
a pioneering comic strip (“Dykes to
Watch Out For”) that ran mostly in
alternative newspapers. In 2006, her
graphic memoir “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” leapt onto the New
York Times best-seller list, followed by
a Tony Award–winning musical, and
in 2012, she created a companion piece,
“Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama.”
The Fleming Museum says its exhibit
celebrates an artist “who constantly
mines and shares her own experiences as
a way to communicate something vitally
human: the quest for love, acceptance,
community, and social justice.”

flemingmuseum.org

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March 17–August 26, 2018

shelburnemuseum.org

In the Garden is sponsored in part by the MARIE AND JOHN ZIMMERMANN FUND, the Oakland Foundation, and
Donna and Marvin Schwartz.